paper produced worldwide comes from Asia, with Europe the second-largest producer.
The global production volume of paper and paper board totaled 399 million metric tons in 2020. This was more than twice the volume of pulp produced that year. Almost half the Production volume of paper board and pulp worldwide in 2020 (in million metric tons)
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Skogsindustrierna. (August 23, 2022). Production volume of paper board and pulp worldwide in 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276160/paper-and-pulp-production-worldwide/
Skogsindustrierna. "Production volume of paper board and pulp worldwide in 2020 (in million metric tons)." Chart. August 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276160/paper-and-pulp-production-worldwide/
Skogsindustrierna. (2022). Production volume of paper board and pulp worldwide in 2020 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276160/paper-and-pulp-production-worldwide/
Skogsindustrierna. "Production Volume of Paper Board and Pulp Worldwide in 2020 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276160/paper-and-pulp-production-worldwide/
Skogsindustrierna, Production volume of paper board and pulp worldwide in 2020 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276160/paper-and-pulp-production-worldwide/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Production volume of paper board and pulp worldwide in 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Skogsindustrierna, August 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276160/paper-and-pulp-production-worldwide/